Wire-fence-making machine.



f J. M. DENNHIG. Q I WIRE FENCE MAKING MAGHINE.

900,490.; mum Patented Oct. 6,1908.

J. M. DENNING.

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J. M. DEN'N'ING. v WIRE HINGE MAKING MACHINE.

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J. M. DENNING. WIRE FENCE MAKING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1905'.

Patented 0006,1968,

wmx $0 R N 0% 0, 0% $0M s0. tions to be operated'at proper interyals for mplying the 'stay sections to thei'strand :1 The machine of the present inyention'is; designed for making wire fene of that type? inzwhich the longitudinal or strand wires'-are' tied together by stays, the sta s of. seetions iunitd at their ends 1 I'B known t sf r ,Icitizen of the United States-residing at" Cedar Ra ids, fin the'jeoiinty of Linnend'; ,State' of owa, 'liave invented 'certain' new and useful; Improvements in Machines for Making-Wire Fence; of which'the folleyving is 4 UNITED sIA EsPgENT OFFICE;

a specification.

'- consisting by coiling or'winding the ends around the strand Wires,

thereby forming, effect; a .contin'uous stay extending from the upper te the lower'strand wirefand 'nnited td the intermediet strand wires.

The objects (if tlie yinyention faref'toeon .strnct Lafmachine haying the capability of continuously advancing the strand wires and- I during the 'advance"automaticallyapply they y g sectional stays, andthis wi'thoiitinterrupt ing or stopping the gforward or advanced movement of t e strand w1resifori the stay wires; "to enable the mechanisms forffeedin forwarder advancing" the strand'wiresan the stay-wires to" have bothia continuous operationv andat the'jsarne time allow the" coiling deyicesferthe ends of the stay se'c" w res atTthe required distance 'a' art-for the Imejchanisin therefor b which the severa i "stays-when in place; to fume feeding m smf 'reach st y wire with a cuttin% sections of the stay be'fed forward and seyered for ,thepropc; lengthof 'stey to span the space between the-strand wires of the re spective stay sections; to f 'i'riiisifsuppcrts foreach stay semen, after 'passingth feed mechanism; and being seyered, one si'ipport .havmg' 'a fixedrelationand-theother suFport moirable for carrvi ngfthe se era stay r w resand in pi'dperrelatien'for'the geration seetions'i into lpesition jagainst the strand wire; ;to[ mo alitv .ef eoiler Fer" a pi e a e in se s to i i 8. 7. ni mi-i 'ate the sejeral ;c ile o1 f twister heedsin each stee -genial illie tters iatentg j Aj p1ieation medSeptember' 16-, 1905. "SerialI h s2'18fl58.

'straig of the machine as a whole.-

0 t etalse fio tithe ehdjoiniri'gstrarid yeliiblecarrier', with the am ctgeemos.

andfa' pinion on each eoiler ger. twister-head,

bywhichflalllof the "e er'er twister heads Willbe's imulteneonsl ftuated; 'tjo'recipro- G0 "cate each r'ack-barft rdngh the 'rnediiimtof ardller on thebar' and fan-inclined grooy e ina fixed-head',. which roove furnishesatrajck-- .way'by which; as t e car'rieror drum sup-f portingthe coiler or' 'twister heads-is re 5 VOlYGdfthQ rack-"bar of each series of coiler or' twister heads, 'as the roller travels up and down in the inclined circular trackway,

will be re'ciprocatedj --to crimp or'berid the Ton the carrier for the' coiler or rack-bars of the segm ental' racks forthe severilfarnis or plates; by means of a roller on the rack barand a slot in a fixed drum,

j jvihich' slot straightportionsand inclined, 3

"portions and forms a trackway by means of 835 which the rack bar be advanced and receded, in passi' through the inclined portions'of the trac way,' and 'will'be held in a fixed lilosition as the roller passesthrough the tpo'rtions of the trackway; toe-enable 4 the strand wires to be carried and supported by the several series .of coiler or twister heads,

in; the passage'of the strand wires from the I .pointof entering-a set'or series of coiler or tiivis'teriheads' to the point'of' leaving the set 'or series 'of' coiler or'twister heads to furnish a reel, onto which the completed fence is rolled, and means for automaticallygovern- ,i ng the speed of: the winding reel-to spit; the increase in the size of the 11011 of completed fence; endtoimprove generally the mechanism and devices-entering mto' the The invention consists-in the features of f nafter 'fdescribed' andclaini'ecl.

pfInrth draWingsj-Fi re ljis'a side elevationioftlie machine "ofthe invention, partly b b-k j cemented fence; Fig. -2,a top orplan View of 110 the niachineyFig. 3, a front elevation of the machine; Fig. 4,'a plan or top view of one of Y may at;the-'-de1ive for the structure en'strizction and combinations ef; parts herethe sections of thefeed mechanisms for the sections of the "stay wires, showing the upper feed wheel and its driving gear; Fig. 5, a'top or planviewof the support for the lower feed wheel andits :drivin gearfor the stay wires, showing the feed w eel and its gear; Fig. 6, an elevation.

of the mechanism for feeding the sections ,of

.. p the -stay wires, showing the osition of the mechanism when onthe mac ine; Fig. 7, a side elevation of thearm c'arryin the upper feed wheel-andgear'for feeding. t e sections 'of the stay wires; Fig. 8, an end elevation of thear'm shown in Fig. 7; Fig. 9, a section on line 99'of Fig. 7,'looking in the direction of the-arrow; Fig. 10, an end elevation of the .support for the arm carrying'the 11 per feed wheel for the stay wire sections; Fig. 11, a cross section of the sup ort shown in Fig. Fig. '12, a sectional e evation of the feed wheels forthe stay wire sections, showing the j gears and the su port therefor; Fig. 13, a face ur -endfviewo the coiler or twister head Fig. 12; Fig. 14, a side view ofthe support for the lower feed wheel; Fig. 15, an elevation', -partly in section, showing the rear wallof' the support of Fig. 14; Fig. 16 a verz tical'section of the rearwall of the support for the lower feed' wheel; Fig. 17, a cross section on line 1717 of Fig.- 14; Fig. 18, a crossisection online 18.18 of Fig. 14; Fig. 19,-a lanview, partly broken away, show- .ing a eed mechanism, a su port for the stay section after being severed and two of the coiler-or twister heads; Fig. 20, a plan view of the fixed su port for the "stay section; Fig. '2], an en elevation of the support, shown in Fi 20; Fig. 22, a front edge view of the mova Qle sup ort oft-he stay section; Fig; 23, an end e evation of the sup ortshown in Fi 22; Fig. 24, a side view of the cam arm an spring forrocking the shaft earfrying the several movable supports for the stay sections; Fig. 25, a side view of a coiler .or twister head and its journal box with the .46 supporting bar in section; Fig. 26 a front elevatlon ofthe parts shown in Fig. 25; Fig. 27, a planview of'on'eof the crimping arms for the strand wires; Fig. 28, a cross section of the parts shown-in Fig. 27 ;.Fig. 29 a front e'lev'ation cf the parts'shovm in Fig. 27; Fig. 3 30, a front elevation, showing two of the feed mechanisms for the stay sections and show ing also two of the coiler or twister heads; Fig. 31, an outline view, showingthe coiler or twister heads and the manner of carrying tlie stay over the coil: twister heads, 1g., 32, a cross sec wheel ofga pair of; feed wheels for; .wires' showing-one ofthe cutters 1t g. 33,1 9.; cross section of'one of two feed wheels for the .sta wires showingrthe clamps forholdihgthe 1' our of thestay wire after a section thereof. has been severed or cut therefrom; Fig. 34, 7

a plan view showing the drum. rollers and rack bar and one series of coiler or twister the plate 8, is a second platemade'up of sections 9.31.95 the Q B sections extendingfrom'side rail tosi'derail, andthe endfl sectionsbeing secured to the upper face of tlie top rails2 ofthe side frames, {as shown inFig; 2. The several sections 9 to 9, .bothfinelusi've, furnish a plate or base heads ;'Fig. 35, a detail, enlarged as compared with Fig. 34, showing the drum, the diagonal 'slot'therein, the roller and a portion of the rack bar of Fig. 34; Fig. 36, a detail, partly in-section, of the rack bar and roller; Fig. 37, adetail, partly in section, showing a portion of one o the heads for the carrier or the coiler or twister heads and the crimpers Fig. 38, an elevationpartly in section of the arts shown in Fig. 37; Fig. 39 an elevation s owing the arran ement of the gears for driving the drum an other! appliances; Fig. 40 an elevation showing one of the feed mechanisms for the stay wires; Fig. 41 a vertical section of the devices shown .in Fig. '40, taken. through the axles of the feed wheels; Fig. 42 a sectional elevation with the frame removed and showing the construction and arrangement of the feed devices for the stay wire and the carrier drum for the twisters and crim ers; Fig. 43 an enlarged detail showing t e actuating devices for the movable section of the carrier fora stay wire section; Fig. 44 an elevation of the drum withthe coilers and crim ers omitted; Fig. .45 a cross section of 90 the rum with the collers and twisters omitted; Fig. 46 a detail, being a plan view of the belt tightener; Fig. 47 a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig 46; Fig. 48 an elevation showing the fence made on the machine havin however, a reater number of longitudina wires thant e number of coilers in the other fi ures of the drawings; Fig. 49 an enlarged detail showing two longitudinal wires an a connecting stay section; and Fig. 50 a detail showing a'longitudinal wire in section and a portion of two of the stay sections.

' ,The machine, in the construction shown,

has. two side frames for supporting the sev' eral mechanisms; and each s1de frame is formed of a front corner post 1, a top, rail 2 havin an inclined portion 3 at the delivery end of the machine, a bottom rail 4, a rear support or post 5, and an intermediate support or post 6, with a segmental brace 7 between the top rail and the intermediate support or post as shown in Fig. 1; but the frame could be of other suitable construction adapted to furnish the necessary support for the mechanisms of the machine.

- At the front end'of the machine, in the arrangement shown, is a top plate 8,extending from side frame to side frame and secured to the top rails of the side arms, and forward offor carrying the upper feed wheel for the feed of the several" stay wires. ,'The forward ((100 of each plate or base is cutaway on a circle so as to leave a semi-circular opening or space on both sides forwardly to. effect a perfect clearance for the stay sections at, the point in line with theseveral coiler or twister eads and for the upward assage ofjthe coiler or twister heads.- '1 e; sup ort or mounting for the several upper fee wheels for the stay wires is the-same in each instance, and'a descriptionfofonesupport or mounting will describe all of: these supports or moun tin s. A flange or plate 11, -1s secured, by bo ts 12, or otherwise, to the upper faceof a section of the main plate, andhbward ly extendingfrom the flangefl l'l on each slde IS a flange or-ihar 13,-each flange or bar 13 terminating at one end in cars 14, with a slot or space -15jbetween the ears, as shown in Fig. 6; i A slot or space 16- is located in line with the-slot orkspace 1:5, betWeen forks l7 of an arm 1 8.',=the otherend of which arm 18 20 20,.seoured' inthe sidebars'orfianges 13 of has a'bearing 19, mounted on a journal pin the main support.v I l A draw-rod'or stem ZI having at its lower end an eye 2 1 ,-is mounted by' the 'e'yeon a cross pini22, secured in the-=ears14j1of the main su port, with the eyein the space or slot 15- etweenthe care; this draw-rod or,

I pin 21 passes up through the'slotorspace 1.6 I and extends through a sIeeve ZSaboVe the fork 17 and the sleeve is located between an" upper washer 24 and a lower Washer 24",

with a coil spring 25'encirclingithe sleeve between the two washers, as shown in Fig. 61

. -The upper end of the draw rod or in 21, on-

ters a slot/or space 26 between dis s 27 and I is pivotally'rnonnted onafcross pin 28, se-

cured in the 2-7. at one side" of the jcenter, so that the bearing'edge of thedisks 27 on the u p'r Washer 24 .formsacani29, by which, t rough-the resiliency of the spri 25'the free orfslotted end of'thear 18.wi be held under ayieldable pressure in-carry ing the upper feed wheel for'the'stay wire,

The disks 27 j are connected toor formedwith.

4 a handle'or 'lever30,by means ofwhichthe disks 27 ean'berotated to'eause the cam edge 1 '29 to act and operate against. the. up or wa$her24 and move said washerdownwargly 1 on thesleeve 23Ito'compi'ess"the coil s' ring 25 and have the lower washer, throu'g the spring, forcedown the'out'er free end'o fthe 4 support;

arm 18, thearm' swinging on its journal 20,

between the "side bars or "flanges lt of the" Eaeh-side i'ail of the arm 1 Basia-depend: ing ear-31; and between the sideypieces of the. arm 18 and the bearing ieandtross bar,

.19 is, aspace or opening 32, whiehextends] down between-theears m and in," which is located thejuppercfeed wheel, fer the stay,

ether "with its driving gear,;'and- 'theqpenmg -or ,spate;32 and loci-,

-.-" tween-th si ebars l3lof -themainsupportis an cpening' 33; whieh'is" also. injshnement Wi hj -8Ilf' 34, formed in. the, plate or vmounted. A journal .the ears-31 and exten 5. across the space or openin 32, between the ears; and, on this 'ourna pin 35. isrnounted a feed wheel 36,

41 ,alii ement with the groove3fi for receivin 1 base on which the support as a whole, is m 35 is secured in avinga circumferential groove 3Tf01' the reception ofthe stay wire. The feed wheel 36 1s secured. "to a. gear, or pinion] 38, also mounted on the journal pin 35, and free to revolve, together with the feed wheel,-on the journal pin. I The gear wheel 38 meshes with a com anion gear wheel 39, fixedlygnounted on a riving shaft 40; andconnected with the ear wheel 39 is a'companion feed wheel aving a circumferential groove 42, in

the stay wire; The gear: 39 and the fee wheel' ll are located in an opening or space 43.,- formed in 'a support for the wheels and located below the main plate or base of the support for the upper feed wheel and gear. The upper feed .Wheel 36 has a blade'or cutter '44 inserted in its body, and the feed wheel 41 has jinserted'in its body a. blade orcutter45,

and each blade or cutter .44 and 45 has a cut-- tin' edge46, whicliprojects beyond the eri cry of therespective feed wheels and by w ich cutting edges, as the'twojcutters pass each other" in the rotationof thefeed, wheels,

.the section of the stay will be cut or severed from the stay "wire... Each feed vsyheel 36 and 41 has -a plunges, terminating-in. an

end 48, having therein a groove 49, to clasp i the stay wire. Each plunger 47 is located in. a hole 50, liormed. in the bodygofthe feed Wheel, and each plunger is yieldabl held by a coil spring 51, located in the ho e Y50 and encircling a stem 52, from the bodyof each' lunger, which stem is free. to slide back and orth in a'hole 53, extending into the journal pin; or shaft of the feed wheel. The plungers 47, and 48 constitute 'a clamp bymeans of which the advance end .of'the stay wire will becau'ght'and held, after i the stay section has been severed therefrom, so that the advanceendjwill be held in pa:-

.sition, toenter .the groove between. the feed Wheels, after the severance of the staysecinwardly extending.

tion, for the feed wheels to again act and ad- .vance'the stay wire into position for. the sew erance of thenext'sekstioh. 7

It will beunderstoodthat as cutting edges 7 e 7 point. 15A. series jof, plates? 54;. corresponding in ewe ,in-

number and'gshape -totthe-plates.

elusive, each furnish i, a plate or base {or the supportpf, thelower feed wheel andv its goal: wheelpand each basezplate fie ateach for- 

